Show BASKET WILLOW CULTURE EDITOR editon DESERET NEWS NIEWE sir in no 44 vol 11 will be found a few hints on oti the culture of the basket willow I 1 wish now to present to farmers and others the proper mode of their cultivation first select a piece of rich moist bottom land tree free hom brushwood plow deep this fall tall or before froat frost sets in next spring harrow thoroughly and proceed to the planting look up the black and red willow of two years growth cut into beta seta 14 inches in length keeping each kind separate lay off ff the land in squares or plant your sets two feet apart each way bus forming rons rows everyday every way which wil wll facilitate weeding as well as cutting arld and gives sufficient room for sun and air the most ready way of planting is to knot a line or tie on a small strip of rag every two feet from one end to the others other pushing down a set at every knot keeping the line tig tight h t leaving not more than three inches of th the e set s e t out or above the ground keep down the weeds by hoeing being careful not to cut the th hoe A good fence is indispensable for browsed bilows basket makers will not buy in cutting willows for peeling I 1 care should be taken not to cut the young shoots over an inch from the old stocks every year and continue this thia course until the a socks grow to the size and shape of a cabbage head the time I 1 for cattin cutting is in the spring an as soon as the sap gap flows or if cut a month previous they should be tied in bundles with te t e butt ebbutt ends eve eye even eyen and set in an upright position in shallow water taking care that from three to six inches of the butts be in the water until the sap gap flows an I 1 they will pel pe l for peeling have hare prepared a hanl hand bi break re ak mad made as follows follow procure a birch stick 20 inches lo 10 long iong and ana 2 I 1 ches in diameter split it down eown own t the c cen n tre and insert two pieces of wire I 1 in t thick hl lck ick and 10 incha inches long at the upper en eni I 1 cra crank it each end of the wire and end let it in in to each earn stick in the centre centie with a ring at the bottom or some other means to fasten the two sticks together letting the two wires meet draw the willows through P b one at a time commencing at the butt this r aeration pe ration will split the bark I 1 when a child can peel them which can ie be quickly done when peeled spread them thew out on clean ground to bleach and tie them up neatly in in bundle for sale they will be worth from 8 to 10 per cwt cat I 1 would refer a I 1 who wish to make an ex x peri perl pendent ment to job smith basket maker great salt lake city for further and mote moie instructions ile he isnow is now elpe ap DANIEL CAMOMILE id ld cache county i f nov noy 15 1862 |